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Metformin use in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with reduced risk of deep vein thrombosis: a non-randomized, pair-matched cohort study

BACKGROUND: Metformin, an insulin-sensitizer, may correct several physiologic abnormalities owing to insulin resistance in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). The effects of metformin on venous thrombosis in patient with type 2 DM have not been reported. Our study strived to explore the rel...

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Autores principales: Lu, Dai-Yin, Huang, Chin-Chou, Huang, Po-Hsun, Chung, Chia-Min, Lin, Shing-Jong, Chen, Jaw-Wen, Chan, Wan-Leong, Leu, Hsin-Bang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4274716/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25510597
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2261-14-187